“I didn’t get a letter, she just ran out of time,” said Emma, “So this is special to me.”

After sharing her story on Facebook, Emma said she received lots of messages of support.

“It’s really nice to hear that obviously, what I’m feeling, that other people have gone through it, and to know that there are people out there who are planning weddings and not having their mum there,” she said.

Amanda Weise, who runs the online shop Lace and Love which customises shoes, said it was “lovely” to be able to be involved in the touching gift.

“It’s probably the most emotional pair of shoes I’m ever going to make,” said Ms Weise, from Barrow upon Soar. “Hopefully it will give her a bit of comfort on the day. It will be like walking down the aisle with her mum.”

She said she was contacted by Emma’s mum a few weeks after the initial order was placed.

“It was her mum who told me she had cancer and wouldn’t be there for Emma’s wedding day. She told me on the first message she sent me.”

“Her mum actually emailed me and said she wanted to pay for the shoes. I said, ‘well she’s already paid half’. She said, ‘can I pay for it all and then you refund her the money when she gets the shoes?’

“I was aware that she was terminally ill at the time. I think Emma was kind of hoping she would see the wedding. From the message that she wrote, I think she did intend for it to be after she was gone.”